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Celebrating ICT Links into Languages

Dear all,
For the last few months, I've been working with Zena Hilton, Links into Languages South East Regional Manager and Jo Rhys-Jones, Primary Languages Consultant on an awesome event we're calling the ICT Links into Languages conference which takes place on the weekend of 12th-13th February 2011 at Southampton University. Modelled on the legendary Isle of Wight Conference, it features an extensive programme of seminars and hands-on workshops delivered by some of the most creative and innovative language professionals working in the UK today.

Wendy Adeniji - Independent MFL Consultant

* Teach them to pronounce it right! (Seminar)
* iLanguages: teach them the usual in an unusual way (Seminar)

* Personal Learning and Thinking Skills in the MFL classroom (Seminar)
* Inspire, Create, Share: Developing the use of ICT in the MFL faculty (Seminar)

Helen Myers - Teacher of French, Assistant Head, The Ashcombe School; Chair of ALL London branch; ALL former President

* Add a dimension to your teaching: an introduction to language learning in Virtual Worlds (Seminar)
* Let the technology take the strain!How ICT can provide the motivation and the inspiration for the hard grind of language learning! (Seminar)

If you are at all interested in how technology can enhance language learning in the 21st century, this is a must attend event and at &pound;100 for both days or &pound;75 for one (discounted rates for PGCE students), it is unbelievably good value for money too.

If this wasn't enough, there will also be a free MFL Show and Tell event on the Saturday evening at the University of Southampton Sports Ground where anyone who wants to share their good practice can have the opportunity to do so.

and to finish ...

Let us not forget despite the very sad news this week that the UK government has decided to no longer fund the Links into Languages programme post March 2011, this conference is certainly something to look forward to and celebrate. In these cash strapped times, who knows when we will have the opportunity to pool such expertise in ICT and MFL again? Please support this event, spread the word and sign up here.

Hi Funambule,
Thanks you for your support. The programme will be out in the next couple of days which will provide further information such as what is happening on each day, session timings, transport links etc. Any help in spreading the word about the conference around the UK would be much appreciated as it may be the last of its kind for a long time to come I would suggest.
Best wishes
Joe

Looks like an impressive programme, and it's a shame that funding for this type of conference is coming to an end. I would, however, like to remind readers that this year's EUROCALL conference is on home soil at the University of Nottingham, 31 August to 3 Septmber:http://www.eurocall2011.eu/eurocall/index.aspx
The main theme of the conference is The CALL triangle: student, teacher and institution, and one of the is sub-themes is The use of new technologies for language teaching in schools. Conference papers presented have to full into one of three categories: Research, Research and development, Reflective practice, but there is also a full day, 31 August, of conference workshops, which (quote) "[...] are intended to enhance the skills and broaden the perspective of their attendees. They should be designed to introduce a rigorous framework for learning a new area or to provide advanced technical training in an area." Workshop proposals welcomed - see the conference website.
Graham Davies
Member of the EUROCALL Executive Committee